Wrestler Profile

Miyu Yamashita

Miyu Yamashita is the Pink Striker — Tokyo Joshi Pro's ace since its founding and the hardest kicker in women's wrestling. Her left high kick, delivered with sniper timing, has separated a decade of opponents from their consciousness and her promotion from its doubters.

TJPW's first and most decorated Princess of Princess Champion, she carried the promotion from idol-adjacent curiosity to international respect, then proved herself abroad: AEW appearances, American independent title runs and dream matches against Mercedes Moné and Mike Bailey's training partner circuit.

A legitimate kickboxing-trained striker with main-event longevity, Yamashita is joshi's most exportable violence. WrestleRanks voters rank the ace on evidence: the kick alone wins arguments.

Promotions

Miyu Yamashita is associated with Independent (2023–2026).

PWI rankings history

Miyu Yamashita has been ranked in PWI's annual women's rankings 5 times, first at No. 31 in 2021 and most recently at No. 72 in 2025. The highest placement is No. 12, reached in 2022.

Placements by year: 2021 (No. 31), 2022 (No. 12), 2023 (No. 17), 2024 (No. 19), 2025 (No. 72).

Compiled from the annual rankings published by Pro Wrestling Illustrated. See the 2025 edition.

Miyu Yamashita in the WrestleRanks rankings

Miyu Yamashita is tracked as a hard-hitting competitor on WrestleRanks. WrestleRanks standings are decided one week at a time, from fan voting and editor input. Read more about how our rankings work, or see the live, interactive profile with weekly rank history and voting on the Miyu Yamashita ranking page.

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